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Welcome to the Great Wall Web Site Within a long time we had a thought to set up a website that could introduce the Great Wall of China to all over the world, which writings appearing in sources online and offline are often oversimple and centered generally on titles granted to the world's longest construction, and on travel information whose browsers might not know that the Great Wall is gasping under the burden of tourism.

Welcome to the Great Wall Web Site Within a long time we had a thought to set up a website that could introduce the Great Wall of China to all over the world, which writings appearing in sources online and offline are often oversimple and centered generally on titles granted to the world's longest construction, and on travel information whose browsers might not know that the Great Wall is gasping under the burden of tourism.

has really good information about Legalism in Ancient China

In Chinese history, Legalism (Chinese: ; literally "School of Law"; pinyin: fă jiā) was one of the main philosophic currents during the Warring States Period, although the term itself was invented in the Han Dynasty and thus does not refer to an organized 'school' of thought.

This website allows you to view the Buddhism percentage rate in a range of different countries.

Very heplful site

Although i didnt take any info from this site, because i have the information needed, It would be very helpful to anyone doing confucius and Confucianism

Great information on Confucius!!

This website is AMAZING it has loads of information in it!!!

This is a FANTASTIC source, thanks Charlotte!

good info on legalism and a lot of info on it as well

Really helpful for my assignment. Lots of information. Very good website, I recommend this website to people who are doing Legalism.

This is a helpful website that is designed for kids so it is easy to understand. It gives some basic background information and explains very well the beliefs and values of Taoism.

This website had good explanations and information on Taoism that went straight to the point and so it made it very easy to understand.

This website is really useful if you want to know more about buddhism's history.

This is a very helpful website on Silk and The Silk road and their history! It has a few examples on how people this silk was founded. And really has lots of information on how the silk road was built and how it was use.

. This website was very helpful for me and helped me answer a lot of questions.

this website is very useful on informing the reader with many facts on what the walls' purpose is/was, also about its' history and finally about its' geographical features and significance/ purpose.

Emperor Qin Shi Huang (259 BC - 210 BC) fascinates people when they talk about the Great Wall and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses - his two greatest achievements to China. As the first emperor of China, he indeed has a profound influence on Chinese history and culture.

In about 304 BC, the second emperor of the Maurya Dynasty in ancient India had a son. This son turned out to be the famous Emperor Ashoka, whose effect on history ranks first among the ancient Indian emperors, just as his popularity did. The outstanding achievements in his lifetime can be divided into two parts.

"When the Qin Dynasty came to power in 221 BC, it found itself ruling over a land where the teachings of Confucius had been spreading for almost 300 years. Qin attempted to rule China using a new philopsophy, that of How did Confucianism and Legalism differ?" This website had lots of helpful and gave me a better understanding of the differences between Legalism and Confucism, and how they functioned differently.

This website is very easy to understand

When Chin Shu Huan ( ) demolished the Six Nations and united the ancient China in 221 B.C., he asked the Prime Minister Lee Si ( ) to unify characters based on previous styles. The official standardized characters are called "Zuan Shu", or known as "Shiao Zuan" to distinguish from "Da Zuan."

Magnetic Compass A compass is an instrument containing a freely suspended magnetic element which displays the direction of the horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field at the point of observation. The magnetic compass is an old Chinese invention, probaly first made in China during the Qin dynasty (221-206 B.C.).

The Chinese healing art of acupuncture is one that can be dated back at least two thousand years. Some authorities maintain that acupuncture has been practiced in China for even four thousand years.

THE ORIGIN OF ACUPUNCTURE The origin of acupuncture is shrouded in antiquity. Legend has it, that thousands of years ago a Chinese soldier developed a stiff and painful shoulder, what we would now call a frozen shoulder. He went to his doctor who despite his best efforts could not help him... but acupuncture could!

This is a good website that talks about China's history; porcelain.

Thanks this really helped me a lot!!!!

This web site is extremly helpful if you are reserching kung fu it gives you alotvabout the subject from when kung fu was first around to the present day. So I found very good so i hope it is helpful to others.

Sure you've seen photos...but the only way to really appreciate the Great Wall of China is to stand on its walls and stare in awe as it snakes across the Gobi Desert and China's placid mountains like a majestic ridge-backed dragon. Great for invaders point of veiw